The 2020 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 29th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament was held on 7 and 9 February 2020 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, on the Spanish island of Tenerife.[2] It was the second time in three years the tournament is held in Tenerife after 2017.
| 2020 FIBA Intercontinental Cup | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2020 |
| Dates | 7–9 February 2020 |
| Games played | 4 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP |  Marcelo Huertas (Iberostar Tenerife)[1] |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  Iberostar Tenerife (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Virtus Segafredo Bologna |
← 2019 2021 → | |
Format
editLike other years, the tournament was held under a Final Four format, played by four teams, and included a third-place game.
Teams
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Location of teams of the 2020 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
The tournament was contested by four teams. For the second time, the National Basketball Association (NBA) opted to send the NBA G League champions, rather than the NBA champions.
| Team | Qualification | Qualified date | Participations (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|---|---|
 San Lorenzo de Almagro
|
Winners of the 2019 FIBA Americas League | 31 March 2019 | 1 (2019) |
| Virtus Segafredo Bologna
|
Winners of the 2018–19 Basketball Champions League | 5 May 2019 | Debut |
 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
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Winners of the 2018–19 NBA G League | 12 April 2019 | Debut |
| Iberostar Tenerife
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Host team | 12 December 2019 | 1 (2017) |
Venue
edit2020 FIBA Intercontinental Cup (Spain, Canary Islands) |
| San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
|---|
| Santiago Martín |
| Capacity: 5,100 |
Results
editBracket
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 7 February | ||||||
| Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 75 | |||||
| 9 February | ||||||
| San Lorenzo de Almagro | 57 | |||||
| Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 72 | |||||
| 7 February | ||||||
| Iberostar Tenerife | 80 | |||||
| Iberostar Tenerife | 110 | |||||
| Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 89 | |||||
| Third place game | ||||||
| 9 February | ||||||
| San Lorenzo de Almagro | 96 | |||||
| Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 90 | |||||
Semifinals
edit| 7 February 2020 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna
|
75–57 | San Lorenzo de Almagro
|
San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 (UTC) | Scoring by quarter: 23−10, 8−17, 21−15, 23−15 | |||
| Pts: Hunter 16 Rebs: Ricci 10 Asts: Marble, Marković 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tucker 16 Rebs: Batista, Fjellerup 5 Asts: Batista, González 3 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Arena Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Matthew Kallio (CAN), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT) |
|
| 7 February 2020 | Iberostar Tenerife
|
110–89 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers
|
San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 (UTC) | Scoring by quarter: 26−24, 25−24, 19−20, 40−21 | |||
| Pts: Yusta 31 Rebs: Shermadini 8 Asts: Huertas 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Brown 15 Rebs: Martin 6 Asts: Taylor, Thornwell 7 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Arena Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE) |
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Third place game
edit| 9 February 2020 | San Lorenzo de Almagro
|
96–90 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers
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San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:30 (UTC) | Scoring by quarter: 27−19, 18−29, 21−20, 30−22 | |||
| Pts: Tucker 21 Rebs: Mata 8 Asts: Aguirre 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Taylor 19 Rebs: Martin 10 Asts: Roach, Taylor 4 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Arena Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT) |
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Final
edit| 9 February 2020 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna
|
72–80 | Iberostar Tenerife
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San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (UTC) | Scoring by quarter: 11−16, 21−26, 22−25, 18−13 | |||
| Pts: Teodosić 15 Rebs: Ricci 8 Asts: Teodosić 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Huertas 23 Rebs: Shermadini, White 7 Asts: three players 3 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Arena Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Matthew Kallio (CAN) |
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References
edit- ^ "Iberostar Tenerife crowned FIBA Intercontinental Cup 2020 champions". FIBA. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Hosting Tenerife and Virtus Bologna set for 2020 FIBA Intercontinental Cup". Eurohoops. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.